Renaming the Integrated Engineering Research Center at Fermi Lab
January 28, 2025
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The bill mandates that all official federal documents, maps, and regulations update their references to the facility to reflect the new name.
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Department of Energy
The agency must update all official records and references to the facility to reflect the new name.
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
The facility will be officially redesignated under the new name.
Last recorded activity January 28, 2025.
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Key Facts
- The Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is to be renamed the 'Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center'.
- All federal laws, regulations, maps, and documents must treat the new name as the official reference for the building.
- The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on February 2, 2023.
- The bill was reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 22, 2023.
Why It Matters
The bill mandates that all official federal documents, maps, and regulations update their references to the facility to reflect the new name.
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